Combs



s. J. GOLDEN 2,909,183

coMBs Filed March 2, 1959 Oct. 20, 1959 nited States Patent COMBS SamuelJordan Golden,` Waterbury, Conn., assignor of one-half to Robert M.Bowes, Waterbury, Conn.

Application March 2,1959, SerialNo. 796,678 s` Claims. (cl. 132-141)This invention relates to combs, and the main object is the provisionofa combhaving certain novel and useful improved features ofconstruction and operation whereby it aids to maintain the waves orcurls: set in the hair after a hairdressers treatment thereby prolongingthe benefits `of the hairdressing, and whereby it also aids in restoringthe hair or freshening it up, toward reestablishment of the hair set asit was immediately following the treatment.

More particularly the comb of the present invention is an improvementupon the comb disclosed in my United States Patent No. 2,755,808,granted July 24, 1956, in that the present comb attains the samedesirable results in an improved manner and with a more lasting and morenatural effect.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a comb theuse of which will tend to reset naturally curly or wavy hair, that is,to form such hair into the natural shape of the curls or waves towardwhich they tend.

The above broad as well as additional objects will be clarified in thefollowing description wherein reference numerals refer to like-numberedparts in the accompanying drawing. tended primarily for the purpose ofillustration and that it is therefore neither desired nor intended tolimit the invention necessarily to any or all of the details shown o1'described except insofar as they may be deemed essential to theinvention.

Referring briey to the drawing,

Fig. l is yan elevational view of the comb as seen from one sidethereof.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the comb as seen from the reverse sidethereof.

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the comb.

Fig. 4 is an end elevational view of the comb, looking toward the right,Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is la sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Fig. 5.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1t) indicates the bodyor frame of the comb, having the handle 1:1 extending from one endthereof. Merely for the purpose of convenience and clarity, the side 12will be hereinafter referred to as the front of the frame and the side113 as the rear or back of the frame.

The frame has a bottom edge 14 which is iiat and extends throughout thelength thereof between the substantially parallel planes in which thetwo rows of comb teeth lie, that is, the front row 15 and the back row16. It is to be noted that the back row of teeth 16 only are shown inFig. 1 although portions of the front row 15 would also be visible, inorder to clarify the structure of the comb without confusion.

The back row of teeth 16 has a break or empty space It is to be notedthat the drawing is inthe space 17 curved to form arcs whose concavesides' face the `space .17. The remaining or outer portions of the teeth20 are curved in the opposite direction, that is, with their convexsides toward the space r17,V with the intermediate portions ofthe teethproviding a' blending curvature between the base portions and` the outerportions. Moreover, the degree of curvature-of the base portions ofthese teeth lessensV progressively outward from the space 17, so thatthe bases of the outermost or end teeth 20a have the smallest degree ofcurvature.

The front row 1'5 of teeth is also-divided at the middle thereof by thespace 23 which is wider, approximately three times as wide, as the space17 in the back row, dividing the front row into two sections 24a and 24hwhich are also mirrored reflections of each other. The individual teeth25 of these sections on both sides of the space 23 are all curved withtheir concave sides toward the space 23 and all are curved atasubstantially constantA degree but they increase in length progressivelyfrom the space 23 toward the outermost teeth 25a. The teeth 25 allextend from the bottom surface 14 which, as shown in Fig. 5, has a bevel26 at the roots of these teeth.

The cross-section of the teeth 25 is shown in Fig. 6. Each tooth 25 hasthe laterally opposed bevels 27 on the leading edge thereof. Fig. 7shows the substantially rectangular cross-section of the teeth 20. Allof the teeth 20 and 25, however, have rounded extremities, as comb teethusually do.

One way of using the comb is as follows. is drawn through the hair withthe row of teeth 15 leading or following. Assuming that the teeth 16 areleading, the two sections 18a and 18h gather the hairs or strands ofhair and tend to form them into curls or waves, and the following row.15 of teeth tends to fix the upper portions of the curls or waves. Ifthe teeth \1'5 are leading, they tend to gather the portions of thehairs or strands of hair which are positioned away from the scalp ashort distance and tend to round the same into curls or waves,

and the following teeth 16 tend to x the curls or waves.

rIn actual practice, since the type and degree of the tendency of humanhair to form curls or waves varies considerably between individuals, theuser will find the most suitable way of using the comb by practice.However, the structure of the comb as illustrated and described assuresthe user of beneficial results in tending to form the hair into curls orwaves as well as in tending to maintain the set of the hair after ahairdressing.

The entire comb is preferably molded as a unitary structure, thematerial being any one of a variety of suitable plastics available yonthe market such as, for example, that sold under the trademark Lucite.

The invention having thus been described, what is claimed and desired tobe secured by Letters Patent is as follows:

1. A comb including a substantially flat frame having a bottom edge, afirst row of teeth extending downward from the frame on yone side ofsaid bottom edge, a second row of teeth extending downward from theframe on the other side of said bottom edge, said rows of teeth lying insubstantially parallel planes, said lrst row of teeth having a blankspace at the middle thereof dividing the same into two groups, the teethof both of said groups being arcuately curved and having their concavesides facing toward said blank space, said second row of teeth The comb#said irst-named blank space and ofl substantially lesser' Width thansaid first-named blank space dividing the same into two groups, thebases of the teeth of said secondnamed groups being curved and havingtheir concave sides facing toward said second-named space, the outerportions of the teeth of said second-named groups being curved andhaving their convex sides facing toward said second-named space.

2; A comb according to claim l, the 'length of said bases of the teethof vsaid second-named groups increasing progressively in a directionaway from said secondnamed space whence the length of the teeth of saidsec'- ond-named groups also increase progressively in the samedirection.

3. A comb according to claim 2, the degree of curvature of said teethofsaid first-named groups being substantially constant. y

4. .A comb according to claim 2, the degree of curva- Iture of saidteeth of said second-named groups diminishing progressively outwardfromsaid second-named space` 5. A comb according to claim 4, the lengthof said teeth of said second-named groups substantially exceeding thelength of the teeth of said first-named groups.

6. A comb according to claim l, said bottom edge of the frame having anarcuate flange extending downward from said other side of the framehaving the concave side of the -ange facing downward and beingsubstantially tangential to said bottom edge at the midpoint of saidbottom edge, said second row of teeth having their roots integral withsaid ange.

7. A combaccording to claim 6, said bottom edge of the frame having abevel on said one side thereof, said first row of teeth extending fromsaid beveled edge.

8. A comb according to claim 7, said rst row of teeth having the edgesthereof remote from said second row of teeth longitudinally beveled.

i No references cited.

